Dead-and-alive you may call us; but, as I've told the Council more than once, they're links with the past in a manner of speaking." "But these antiquities attract visitors, or ought to." "They do: a goodish number, as I've told the Council more than once." "Why shouldn't they attract more ?" "I suppose they would, if we had more of 'em," answered his Worship thoughtfully.

"When I said just now that we had no end of antikities, it was in a manner of speaking.

There's the Cathedral, of course, and the old Palace--or what's left of it, and St.Hospital here.

But there's a deal been swept away within my recollection.
We must move with the times." At this point the inspiration came upon Mr.Bamberger.

He laid down the spoon in his soup and hurriedly caught at the rim of his plate as a vigilant waiter swept a hand to remove it.
"Hold hard, young man!" said Mr.Bamberger, snatching at his spoon and again fixing his eye on the Mayor.